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	<h1 align="center">Welcome to the Read2Me! F.A.Q</h1>
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	<a href="#Q1">Q: What is Read2Me! ?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q2">Q: How do I use it?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q3">Q: How do I navigate through the text?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q4">Q: What are the keyboard shortcuts?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q5">Q: What does <img src="Pencil.png" alt="Pencil.png" height=30> or 
	<img src="PencilX.png" alt="PencilX.png" height=30> mean?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q6">Q: What does <img src="Clear.png" alt="Clear.png" height=30> do?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q7">Q: How do I export the text to an audio file?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q8">Q: How do I change the voice?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q9">Q: How do I change the text size/color/font/background color and the window color?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q10">Q: Read2Me! does not read an abbreviation or a word appropriately. What can I do?</a><br>
	<a href="#Q11">Q: How do I add new voices?</a><br>
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	<b><a name="Q1">Q: What is Read2Me! ?</a></b><br>
	A: Read2Me! is an open-source text-to-speech software, with which a computer can read text aloud.
	
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q2">Q: How do I use it?</a></b><br>
	A: Read2Me! is developed to be as simple to use as possible.<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. SELECT a text from any application (i.e. Firefox, Internet Explorer, Word, Acrobat Reader...)<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. COPY it (right click-> copy or CONTROL+C or menu Edit-> Copy)<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. PASTE it in Read2Me! click on the text area and use the keyboard shortcut CONTROL+V<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. click on the PLAY button <img src="Play.png" alt="Play" height=20> to start reading.
	
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q3">Q: How do I navigate through the text?</a></b><br>
	A: You can either use the navigation buttons <img src="BackParagraph.png" alt="BackParagraph.png" height=20>
	<img src="Back.png" alt="Back.png" height=20>
	<img src="Next.png" alt="Next.png" height=20>
	<img src="NextParagraph.png" alt="NextParagraph.png" height=20> or use the keyboard shortcuts. 
	<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NB: The keyboard shortcuts work only once you click the PLAY button.
	
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q4">Q: What are the keyboard shortcuts?</a></b><br>
	A: to paste copied text : CTRL+V<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="Play.png" alt="Play.png" height=20> : SPACE BAR (start reading and turn OFF the text edition)<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="Pause.png" alt="Pause.png" height=20> : SPACE BAR (pause the reading)<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="BackParagraph.png" alt="BackParagraph.png" height=20> : UP ARROW (go back one paragraph)<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="Back.png" alt="Back.png" height=20> : LEFT ARROW (go back one sentence)<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="Next.png" alt="Next.png" height=20> : RIGHT ARROW (go to next sentence)<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="NextParagraph.png" alt="NextParagraph.png" height=20> : DOWN ARROW (go to next paragraph)<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="Stop.png" alt="Stop.png" height=20> : RETURN (stop reading and turn ON the text edition)

	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q5">Q: What does <img src="Pencil.png" alt="Pencil.png" height=30> or 
	<img src="PencilX.png" alt="PencilX.png" height=30> mean?</a></b><br>
	A: The pencil icon informs you whether or not you can edit the text.
	Once you start reading the text, you cannot edit it. <br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You need to click <img src="Stop.png" alt="Stop.png" height=20> if you want to edit the text.
	
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q6">Q: What does <img src="Clear.png" alt="Clear.png" height=30> do?</a></b><br>
	A: This button clears all the text in the text area
		
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q7">Q: How do I export the text to an audio file?</a></b><br>
	A: Click on <img src="Export.png" alt="Export.png" height=30>. Chose the destination folder, the file name and its format 
	(MP3 or WAV) and click save.<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You can now put the file on your audio player or burn it onto a CD.
		
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q8">Q: How do I change the voice?</a></b><br>
	A: Click either on Preferences or on Current Voice in the menu toolbar. The "Preferences" window appears.<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Choose a voice from the drop down menu. Save.
	
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q9">Q: How do I change the text size/color/font/background color and the window color?</a></b><br>
	A: Click on Preferences in the menu toolbar. The "Preferences" window appears.<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pick the colors/font/size that you want. Save.
	
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q10">Q: Read2Me! does not read an abbreviation or a word appropriately. What can I do?</a></b><br>
	A: Click on Preferences in the menu toolbar. The "Preferences" window appears.<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Click on manage in front of "Abbreviations". Then follow the instructions.<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Save your changes before closing the file!!!
	
	<br><br><br><br><b><a name="Q11">Q: How do I add new voices?</a></b><br>
	A: Follow this <b><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5E86EC97-40A7-453F-B0EE-6583171B4530&displaylang=en#filelist">link</a></b>.
	Download <b><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/speechSDK/SDK/5.1/WXP/EN-US/SpeechSDK51.exe">SpeechSDK51.exe</a></b> (68 Mo). Double click the downloaded file. Unzip it.<br>
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Double click the setup file. Install it. Close Read2Me! and the next time you start it, new voices will appear in the voice list.
	
	
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